Folies d’hier et d’aujourd’hui

Bach, Corelli, Geminiani, Marais, Vivaldi et création de Thierry Huillet Presentation
On the famous theme Follia, many old and modern lights will succeed one another. The exuberant Vivaldi version for 2 violins, one for recorder and strings by Corelli, another for strings orchestra by Geminiani or the Marin Marais version for viola de gamba, will prelude to a contemporary creation composed by the french composer Thierry Huillet.

« The idea of composing a work in the Twentieth-First Century for a Baroque ensemble is especially thrilling. Looking for different tones is a rich and novel experience because it’s a totally new thing in contemporary music… finally the more general notion that so-called « early » instruments are alive in a contemporary context is natural because they are, above all, instruments with their own sound, and in no way are they museum pieces. Abolishing the time difference is a wonderfull artistic and philosophical initiative». Thierry Huillet Formation with 8 musicians

De Paris à Versailles

Motets for 3 men’s voices by Marc-Antoine Charpentier Instrumental composition by François Couperin and Marin Marais Presentation
A gentle meslange of timbres, three male voices surrounded by an instrumental ensemble led by Jean-Marc Andrieu's delicate recorder, lends these motets a most characteristic colour, filled with mysticism, expression and depth. Far from the pomp of court, Marc-Antoine Charpentier's style stands out for his time. Imbued with Italianism, it plays with contrasting timbres and keys to endow it with meaning - a true transcription of the soul's passions. Let us quote Catherine Cessac: « Charpentier's aesthetics remain first and foremost those of expression and emotion, based on contrast, the fragmentation of the musical discourse with the goal of coming as close as possible to the affects, suggested by the text »

Jean GILLES’s requiem

A critically acclaimed artistic realisation started by Jean-Marc Andrieu
Four singers soloists - Chamber Choir Les Éléments (dir. Joël Suhubiette) - Les Passions Orchestra - Direction Jean-Marc Andrieu
We tried to faithfully reconstitute the Jean Gilles’s work and respect its pious, light, lilting, dancing, serious and serene nature. Our desire is to familiarize the public with its touching sincerity marked by southern colours.Jean-Marc Andrieu, music director of Les Passions Program ~ 45 minutes
An emblematic work of French Baroque music, the Requiem by Jean-Gilles was exceptionally renowed wich enable it to be performed regularly in France during the 18th century. Considered for a long time by European musicians and theorist like a model of perfection, the Requiem by Jean Gilles was performed at the Rameau funerals in 1764 and Louis XV funerals in 1774 and generally everywhere in France where a notable deserved a remarkable service